Capital Area Transportation Authority

Capital Area Transportation Authority provides public transit service to the city of Lansing, Michigan as well as Michigan State University, located in neighboring East Lansing, Michigan.



Area Served	Lansing, MI
Founded	1972
Number Of Routes	32

History

Previous operators were
- Capitol Area Transit (1969-1971)
- City Transport Corporation (1933-1939)
- Inter City Coach Line Company (1939-1959)
- Lansing Metro Lines (1959-1969)
- Metropolitan Lansing Mass Transportation Corporation (1971-1972)

Routes

Maps & schedules

Fares

Current

Facilities

Garage/Office

Address: 4615 Tranter St., Lansing, MI 48910
Email: info@cata.org
Phone:
- Customer Service: 517-394-1000
- Office: 517-394-1100

Transit Center

Address: 420 South Grand Ave., Lansing, MI 48933

Roster

Active

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
402	2020	Gillig	Low Floor 29' (G27E102?2)	Cummins L9
572-574	2006	NFI	DE40LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison E^P40 hybrid system	First 40-foot hybrid buses in Michigan. Feature original large battery enclosure
579-585	2009	NFI	DE40LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison E^P40 hybrid system	Feature newer low-profile battery enclosure
586-587	2010	NFI	DE40LFR	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Feature streamlined roofline & low-profile battery enclosure
588-590	2011	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
591-594	2012	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
595-604	2013	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	2012 models.
605-610	2014	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
611-619	2015	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
620-626	2016	NFI	XDE40	Cummins ISL9	TBD	Piggybacked from an unknown transit agency's options.^[1]
627-631	2005	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Ex-COTA 2520-2524; purchased in 2018.
632-633	2004	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Ex-COTA 2402-2403; purchased in 2018.
635-636	2007	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Ex-Central Ohio Transit Authority 2718-2719; purchased in July 2019
700-718	2019	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	TBD
719-730	2020	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	TBD
731-737	2022	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	TBD
738-745	2023	Nova Bus	LFS	Cummins L9	TBD
6007-6009	2007	NFI	DE60LFR	Caterpillar C9	Allison E^P50 hybrid system
6010-6011	2009	NFI	DE60LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison E^P50 hybrid system
6012-6015	2019	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins L9	TBD
6016-6018	2020	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins L9	TBD
6019-6020	2022	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins L9	TBD
6021	2023	Nova Bus	LFS Artic	Cummins L9	TBD

Active

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Notes
(8 buses)	2024	Nova Bus	LFS
(1 bus)	2024	Nova Bus	LFS-A	Delivered in January 2024
(1 bus)	2024?	New Flyer	XE40	Ordered in November 2023
(1 bus)	2024?	Gillig	Low Floor EV 40' (G28D102N4)	Ordered in November 2023

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
90-91	1985	BIA	Orion II (02.501)		Allison AT-545
121-124	1972	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison
150-176	1975	GMC	T6H-4523A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison
177-179	1976	GMC	T8H-5307A	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison
300-317	1979	GMC	RTS-03 (T8H-203)	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V730
318-323	1983	GMC	RTS-04 (T8J-604)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730
324-327	1983	GMC	RTS-04 (T7J-204)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730
3XX	1981	GMC	RTS-04 (T8J-204)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	Ex-LACMTA buses sold to Michigan State University in the 1990s; adopted when MSU abandoned independent transit service. Numbered in the 300 range. At least 14 buses acquired
400-401	2010	IC Bus	HC Series			Hybrid-electric
400-409	1988	Flxible	Metro "B" (40102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
450-461	1988	Flxible	Metro "B" (30102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA		450-451, 454-455, 460-461, ? to Metro Transit (MI).
462-469	1990	Flxible	Metro "B" (40102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
470-473	1991	Flxible	Metro "C" (35102-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
500-509	1996	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50
510-557	2001	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	512, 518, 520, 523, 526, 530, 531, 538, 544, 546, 549-551 & 554 were retrofitted with Cummins ISL engines.
559-566	2003	NFI	D40LF	Detroit Diesel Series 40	Allison B400R
567-571	2005	NFI	D40LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R
575-578	2006	NFI	DE40LFR	Cummins ISL	Allison E^P40 hybrid system	Feature original large battery enclosure
1916-1917	2009	NABI/Optima	American Heritage Streetcar	Cummins	Allison	Used for the Entertainment Express Trolley.
6000-6003	2003	NFI	D60LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Allison B500R
6004-6006	2005	NFI	D60LF	Cummins ISL	Allison B500R
9502	2008	ElDorado National	E-Z Rider II MAX 30'	Cummins ISB		Full fleet # range unknown 9502 auction, retired 8/2020, VIN 1N9MLAC658C084101

Demonstration Units

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
7300		2013	Nova Bus	LFS Artic HEV 60102	Cummins ISL9	Allison H 50 EP hybrid system	Parallel HEV demo. SEPTA specification Demonstrated in January 2019.

References

↑ Capital Area Transit Authority has Exercised Options for Seven 40-Foot Xcelsior Diesel Electric Buses, New Flyer Industries. Dated March 2, 2016, retrieved on July 20, 2016.

External Links

[1] Capital Area Transit Authority has Exercised Options for Seven 40-Foot Xcelsior Diesel Electric Buses, New Flyer Industries. Dated March 2, 2016, retrieved on July 20, 2016.

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